Eileen Christelow

Feeling misunderstood and unappreciated by her owner, Emma the dog asks for advice from the local canine advice columnist.

It's bedtime at the monkey house, yet the five rambunctious little monkeys keep jumping on their bed until, one by one, each falls off. On board pages. It's bedtime at the monkey house, yet the five rambunctious little monkeys keep jumping on their bed until, one by one, each falls off.

Walter, the family dog with a nose for trouble, creates problems for his young mistress because he keeps sniffing out and unwrapping the Christmas presents.

Cantankerous Ezra keeps rebuffing his nosy neighbor Old Betty when she tries to give him advice on how to survive the cold winter nights, until she finally discovers that his five dogs are his private source for warmth.

Playing with their father's hat, Olive and Otis Opossum accidentally drop it on Mr. Foxley who becomes convinced that the hat is magical.

A small brown rabbit finds a very good reason for not painting red stripes on his fur.

Lola Dog doesn't wear her usual diamonds to the Diamond Dog Diner when she hears there are jewel thieves in town but she doesn't take into account Glenda Feathers loud talk about where Lola should hide her jewels.

Five little monkeys are bored, but their mother has them clean up the house for Aunt Bessie's visit.

Five little monkeys try to bake a cake for their mother's birthday without waking her up.

When a new girlfriend comes between Emma the dog and her owner George, Emma e-mails "Ask Queenie, " an advice column for dogs having problems with difficult humans.